galangin
/ɡəˈlaŋɡɪn/ /ɡəˈlandʒ(ɪ)n/Chemistry
noun
A pale yellow, crystalline, flavonoid compound,originally isolated from the root of the galingale Alpinia officinarum.
- Galangin is 3,5,7-triihydroxyflavone; C15H10O5..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From German Galangin from post-classical Latin galanga + German -in.